Using Fire To Preserve Rare Trees

Pinckney Island South Carolina

Last year I took you all along on a walk to the Rookery on Pinckney Island NationalWildlife Refuge in coastal South Carolina. Today I ventured out to the second mile, which gets more secluded , but since folks are out walking I felt safe enough to do this alone. Bobcats are my biggest fear, since I have been around long enough to know how sneaky the alligators can be. So I use the zoom to get pictures of them.

American alligator

One of the things I noticed was that the left side of the road was burned. Controlled burns are done to preserve rare trees.

Using fire to preserve rare trees

Controlled burn

Mile Two Pinckney Island

Pinckney island pond

Mile 2 Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge

Forest area of southern pines

Just around the bend at the end of mile 2 sits a welcoming bench

Mile 2-3 rest stop on Pinckney Island

Mile 2-3 Pinckney Island

After a quick rest I decided to head back, I hadn’t seen anyone for a while, so that was as far as I could make it.

On the way back I stopped at the Ibis pond. It’s never boring there.

While Ibis nesting

Turtle on a log

White Ibis in flight

In the nest

Ibis pond

The willet is a year round resident at Pinckney Island

Ibis pond Pinckney Island

Cordgrass

On the first mile stretch its easy to see the salt marsh and a look at the Port Royal sound

Port Royal sound

Leaning oak over the Port Royal Sound

Leaning oak and palm trees

Marshland

Thanks for walking along. Maybe during our down time we’ll get closer to nature and learn how to live as peaceful as the wildlife.